Here, he joins a project by Stewart Boyle, formerly member of a band called Bullyrag. In 2003 The Rideouts project starts taking shape and two years later Max records his first 4-track EP at Imperial Studios in Liverpool with Jay Irving (Spandau Ballet, Nate James, The Christians) on drums. He then returns to Italy (with a lot of experience and speaking fluent English). While focusing on the project, he joins Tillamook band (blues/jazz winners of the 2008 IBC’s Italian selection: in 2009 they represented Italy in Memphis). The Rideouts’ sound digs deep into the british-american bands of the Sixties. Pop, rock, blues and garage rock with a bit of psychedelia are the main genres while The Beatles, Hendrix, Cream and Led Zeppelin are the main influences. BBC’s Richard Oliff (presenter, writer, journalist, producer who had worked over the years with artists such as Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney), fan of The Rideouts, has compared them to Eric Clapton and The Beatles. «Heart and Soul», the third third album released in January 2016, was mastered by Blake La Grange at Mercury Mastering (California).
In 2021 the band releases the fourth album "Magical World".